We estimate the impact of international standards certification on the export performance of firms in a developing economy using a unique panel data from Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector. To address endogeneity, we implement a novel…
Gender neutrality in international trade relations has been increasingly questioned for years. In order to contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon, this research had the main objective of understanding the possible effects of the…
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…
The book analyzes, in a deep and comparative way, the last generation of regulatory clauses of Mercosur- EU and USCMA trade agreements. There is a specific chapter on sustainability in the Mercosur – EU, USCMA and CPTPP agreements.
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The project's main objective is to study the macroeconomic and trade impact on different economic sectors in Brazil, Argentina and other emerging countries (India, Russia, and South Africa) arising from the creation of the Regional Comprehensive…
This empirical study provides an impact assessment of Oman’s free trade agreements (FTAs) on the productivity and exporting capability of its local manufacturing firms. It underlines the significance of FTAs in the development of the country’s…